41. I am very _______ to you for your help.

　　A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. thanks

　　正確答案是:A

　　42. You _______ go now. It’s very late.

　　A. had rather B. prefer to C. had better D. would rather

　　正確答案是:C

　　43. If I were you, I would take it easy, _______ is no need to be nervous.

　　A. it B. this C. there D. which

　　正確答案是:C

　　44. Why not _______ me earlier?

　　A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told

　　正確答案是:B

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　　45. Joe’s handwriting is ________ Mary’s.

　　A. more better B. as well as C. much better than D. more better than

　　正確答案是:C

　　46. The experiment _______ the discovery of a cure for cancer.

　　A. happened to B. led up C. resulted in D. set up

　　正確答案是:C

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　　47. To produce one pound of honey, a colony of bees must fly a distance _______ to twice around the world.

　　A. similar B. equal C. compared D. corresponding

　　正確答案是:B

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　　48. I did not mean ____ anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn’t resist ___one.

　　A. to eat…trying B. to eat…to trying C. eating…to try D. eating…to trying

　　正確答案是:A

　　49. I had hardly sat down _______ he stepped in.

　　A. when B. that C. until D. after

　　正確答案是:A

　　50. In his time he enjoyed a reputation _______.

　　A. as great as Mozart, if not greater than B. as great as, if not greater than, Mozart

　　C. as great, if not greater, as Mozart D. greater, if not as great as Mozart

　　正確答案是:B

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　　?. Cloze (20 points)

　　Directions:

　　For each blank in the following , , , , passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and D. Choose the

　　one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blankening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf _51_ old age. Last week, he was taking a walk

　　near his home when a thunderstorm came. He hid _52_ the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was

　　knocked _53_ the ground and woke up some 20 minutes _54_, lying face down in water in water below a tree. He went into

　　the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs felt _55_ and he was trembling, but, when he opened his

　　eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he _56_ her for the first

　　time in nine years. Doctors _57_ that he had regained his sight and hearing obviously from the flash of lightning, but they were

　　unable to explain that. The only _58_ explanation offered by one doctor was that, _59_ Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by _60_ trauma.

　　51.A. because B. because of C. as D. since

　　正確答案是:B

　　52.A. from B. away C. against D. contrary

　　正確答案是:A 您的答案是:

　　53.A. at B. in C. to D. on

　　正確答案是:D

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　　正確答案是:C

　　55.A. dying B. dead C. die D. being died

　　正確答案是:B

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　　56.A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. examined

　　正確答案是:A

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　　57.A. say B. thought over C. made sure D. agreed to

　　正確答案是:C

　　58.A. possibly B. possible C. probably D. mainly

　　正確答案是:B

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　　59.A. although B. because of C. even though D. since

　　正確答案是:D

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　　60.A. others B. other C. another D. one other

　　正確答案是:C

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